St. Esprit, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Esprit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,537. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.905°N, 73.680°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Esprit had a population of 1,537: 755 male and 782 female residents. Population density was 62.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,980 |
| 1861 | 1,820 |
| 1871 | 1,537 |
| 1881 | 1,685 |
| 1891 | 1,419 |
| 1901 | 1,392 |
| 1911 | 1,401 |
| 1921 | 1,504 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Esprit, 1861 (84.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Esprit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 328 |
| Number of females | 782 |
| Number of males | 755 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 482 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 1,537 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 992 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 273 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,474 |
| BWT BU | 2,148 |
| CRN BU | 924 |
| HAY AC | 1,935 |
| HAY TONS | 1,764 |
| OAT BU | 33,689 |
| PEA BU | 5,887 |
| POT AC | 166 |
| POT BU | 20,652 |
| RYE BU | 67 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,790 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,756 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 882 |
| AREA | 18,790 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 101 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 328 |
| FEMALE | 782 |
| GRA BU | 1,013 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 273 |
| INHABITED | 273 |
| MALE | 755 |
| MARRIED F | 242 |
| MARRIED M | 240 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 482 |
| POPULATION | 1,537 |
| ROOT BU | 184 |
| SINGLE F | 500 |
| SINGLE M | 492 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 992 |
| TUR BU | 27 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC101004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Esprit, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-esprit-qc101004-1871/.